
239 – How do you waste your time?
Purpose/Objectives: The first important step in time management is to
identify time wasters. Most people may think they know
how they waste time, but few people stop to identify
their specific time-wasting problems or those that can
be found in their organizations.
In this exercise, participants identify specific situations
in which time is wasted or used unproductively. Using a
checklist of time wasters, participants rank order the
items by the degree of interference each situation
causes on the job. Then they work in small groups to
reach a group consensus ranking. This exercise works
best as an introduction ...